Dec
1
Rare Photos: An Elongated Head Was an Ideal of Beauty Among the Mangbetu People
The Mangbetu people had a distinctive look and this was partly due to their elon…
Author: RHP
Dec
1
Captured Italian Soldiers Are Escorted to the Rear by German Soldiers During the Battle of Caporetto, 1917
The Battle of Caporetto (also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo or the B…
Dec
1
A Turkish Official Taunting Starving Armenians with Bread, 1915: The Real Story
In 2005 Oxford University Press published Donald Bloxham's The Great Game of Gen…
Dec
1
Photo of German Panzer III in The Western Desert in 1942
Panzer III design was composed of four sections – hull, turret, and front supers…
Dec
1
Marina Ginesta: A 17-Year-Old Communist Militant, Overlooking Barcelona During the Spanish Civil War, 1936
Marina Ginestà became famous due to the photo taken by Juan Guzmán on the roofto…
Nov
28
A Group of Black Soldiers Fighting in France in 1944: Photo and Backstory
Soldiers from the French African colonies holding a position at Boucle du Doubs,…
Nov
28
Photos of Hitler Rehearsing His Speech in Front of The Mirror, 1925
Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi Party, strikes a pose for photographer Heinrich…
Nov
28
Lady in a Litter Being Carried by Her slaves: Photo From Brazil, 1860
These two men are manumitted slaves. Manumission is the act of a slave owner fre…
Nov
27
The 2800 Years Old Kiss: The Iconic Photo of The Hasanlu “Lovers”
These human remains were unearthed in 1973 at the Teppe Hasanlu archaeological s…
Nov
27
Erwin Rommel and His Staff, Western Desert, 1942
Love him or hate him, Edwin Rommel screams class in every photo. Rommel was a ga…
Nov
27
A Couple of Warriors Holding Hands, Vietnam: Photo From 1971
This picture is a demonstration of the soldier as a human. They’re using WWII-er…
Nov
27
Three Dead Americans Lie on the Beach at Buna: Photo From 1943
At a time when censors used a heavy hand to keep the American public from knowin…
Nov
27
Using a Traditional Blade, 17-year-old Yamaguchi Assassinates Politician Asanuma in Tokyo, 1960
The photo was taken directly after Yamaguchi stabbed Asanuma and is seen here at…
Nov
27
Photos of An Opium Den in Singapore in 1941
Despite being targeted by law enforcement across the globe at the start of the 2…
Nov
26
Using Banknotes as Wallpaper During German Hyperinflation: Old Photos
Before World War I Germany was a prosperous country, with a gold-backed currency…
Nov
26
A German Child Meets Her Father, a WW2 Soldier, For The First Time Since She Was 1-Year-Old, 1956
A German World War II prisoner is released by the Soviet Union and reunited with…
Nov
26
Laughing at Auschwitz: SS Auxiliaries Pose at a Resort for Auschwitz Personnel, 1942
These photos were taken between May and December 1944, and they show the officer…
Nov
26
The Cologne Cathedral Stands Tall Amidst the Ruins of the City after Allied Bombings, 1944
Seen here is an aerial black and white photo of the famous Cologne Cathedral dur…
Nov
26
Portrait of A Young German Soldier from 1944
This picture is taken probably by the end of the war when really young and old c…
Nov
26
The Eiffel Tower During the Nazi Occupation, 1941
Translation: “Germany is victorious on all fronts”. The V stands for Victory. Th…